Orson Welles

"Ambition is a poor excuse for not saying hello to your friends."

"Create your own visual style, let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others."

"I give you the world's truth, not lies."

"His blood type was coffee."

"I never said 'Rosebud' was a very important picture."

"I discovered that the reality of my existence is based not on what others believe but on the truth I create."

"An artist must have imagination."

"The enemy of art is the absence of limitations."

"I am essentially a man of the theater."

"If you're fighting with a friend, and you're telling them the truth, that's not a bad thing."

"I believe in artistic freedom."

"The truth about Biarritz is that it's a French coastal town."

"The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce."

"Integrity is something you sell, not something you're born with."

"Make notes. Write observations. Video the world."

"The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from an enemy."

"I have an inexplicable desire to see things the way they truly are."

"Every true artist must, in his way, be a philosopher."

"I've never been interested in justice."

"Technology gives us power, but it does not and cannot tell us how to use that power."

"The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on spiritual principles."

"It's an excellent habit to tell the truth."

"The fear of death follows the fear of life."

"You know Shakespeare used to say he would love to write all day, every day."

"I had come to believe that the ultimate measure of success is how much you've given to the world."

"A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycamore tree and an old boot."

"I always prefer the bad reviews."

"Living in the theatre gives you certain insights into behavior and human nature."

"I've spent most of my professional life attempting to avoid thinking."

"Magic is the only word for it."